PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brown (ranked 2310 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 284 p4p, 312 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Kururugi

183 cm
36
189
20 - 18 - 0

187 cm
28
185
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kururugi jabs at Brown's body.
Suzaku Kururugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kururugi connects with a leg kick.
Kururugi scores with a nice strike.
Brown defending well as Kururugi loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown works over Kururugi's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Suzaku Kururugi has been cut.
Kururugi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kururugi scores with a push kick.
Kururugi cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Kururugi tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi throws a body kick that misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Kururugi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
A big right from Kururugi misses.
Kururugi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Kururugi manages to avoid it.
Kururugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kururugi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kururugi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Kururugi.
Kururugi swings widly with a right hand
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Kururugi saw that one coming.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Kururugi's torso.
Kururugi tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kururugi misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kururugi throws a body kick that misses.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kururugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kururugi throws a shot to the body.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Kururugi defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kururugi. Kururugi obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kururugi.
Kururugi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kururugi throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Kururugi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kururugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Kururugi moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Suzaku Kururugi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Suzaku Kururugi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kururugi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Kururugi misses.
Kururugi throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kururugi.
Kururugi throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kururugi.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Kururugi moves away and avoids it.
Kururugi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Kururugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Kururugi.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Kururugi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi slips under a jab from Brown.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kururugi scores with a nice right hand.
Kururugi throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Kururugi throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Brown looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kururugi misses with a straight left.
As Kururugi looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Kururugi just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kururugi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kururugi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kururugi misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Kururugi lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Kururugi misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kururugi scores with a shot to the body.
Suzaku Kururugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kururugi connects with a looping right hand.
Kururugi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kururugi misses with a body shot.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kururugi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Suzaku Kururugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Suzaku Kururugi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kururugi scores with a leg kick.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kururugi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kururugi throws a lazy body kick
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kururugi misses the jab.
Brown lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kururugi lands with a right hand.
Kururugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi avoids the head kick by Brown.
Kururugi clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Kururugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kururugi throws out the jab.
Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Kururugi was just out of range.
Kururugi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kururugi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kururugi throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Kururugi ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Kururugi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kururugi throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Kururugi moved out of range.
And Kururugi responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brown might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kururugi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brown checks a low kick from Kururugi.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kururugi just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bill Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kururugi throws a leg kick

and Brown counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kururugi! Brown lets Kururugi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kururugi lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Suzaku Kururugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kururugi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Kururugi looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Kururugi just gets out of the way.

Brown sends Kururugi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brown is motioning to the referee to let Kururugi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Kururugi is rocked!
That kick from Kururugi tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kururugi is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Kururugi moves out of range easily.
Kururugi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kururugi slips under a jab.
Kururugi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kururugi connects with the punch.
Brown cracks Kururugi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kururugi falls to his knees and Brown doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Brown!
A relieved looking Bill Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.